BURNING RUBBER!
REV YOUR ENGINES... COVENTRY MOTOFEST IS BACK!
THIS weekend sees the return of the eagerly-anticipated Coventry MotoFest event.
Held across two days in the city centre, the event will bring fast-paced and full-throttle entertainment to Coventry residents.
Motoring enthusiasts from across the city can expect everything from cars, motorcycles and trucks, as well as buses, stock cars, armoured vehicles, taxis and even some bicycles.
If you aren’t much of a petrolhead, though, don’t worry, there’s plenty else on offer. Here’s the full programme: Sprint Circuit (schedule same for both Saturday and Sunday) 10:10-10:25: Opening Parade Laps (Motorbike Ride-in Saturday, JLR Owners Sunday) 10:25-10:40: Supercar Drivers parade laps 10:45-11:30: Performance Heritage Cars speed demonstration laps 11:35 12:00: Motorbike speed demonstration laps 12:05-1:45: BARC Midlands Motofest sprint practice session 1:50-2:35: Performance Heritage Cars speed demonstration laps 2:40-3:10: Motorbike Speed demonstration laps 3:15-4:50: BARC Midlands Motofest sprint timed laps 5:00-5:25: Supercar Drivers parade laps 5:25-6:00: Coventry BID Classic Car parade laps Coventry BID Classic Car and Bike displays All day Saturday and Sunday Classic Bikes featuring TME (your chance to ride for the first time) and the Wall of Death. Bull Yard Classic Car Owners display featuring the Global Care Stage and funfair Broadgate Ironmonger Row Priory Place Millennium Place: Funfair at Transport Museum Classic Car Club Village featuring Autotest Arena and CV Folk stage Stretching from Jordon Well to Gosford Street Supercar Drivers Club: A display of the world’s finest supercars Coventry Cathedral steps Action Arena Fueltopia Saturday & Sunday 10:00 Fueltopia Heats Saturday & Sunday 11:00 Legends Saturday & Sunday 12:00 Fueltopia Heats Saturday & Sunday 1:00 Legends Saturday & Sunday 2:00 Fueltopia Heats Saturday & Sunday 3:00 Legends Saturday & Sunday 4:00 Fueltopia Finals/Legends Saturday 5:00 Close Sunday 5:00 Final Burn out Autotest Arena Saturday & Sunday 09:00–10:00 Shakedown & Practice Saturday & Sunday 10:00–5:00 Autotest passenger rides Galliford Try Stage: Greyfriars Green – free Saturday & Sunday 12:00–5:00 Timetable coventrymotofest.com Global Care Stage: Broadgate – free Saturday & Sunday 12:00–5:00 Timetable coventrymotofest.com Hope Arena: Greyfriars Green – free Sunday 10:30–11:30 Christian Service; all welcome CV Folk Stage: Herbert Gallery – free Saturday & Sunday 12:00–5:00 free music and dance Hillz FM Stage: Action Arena – free Saturday & Sunday 10:00–5:00 DJs and live music Autotest Arena & Lanchester display – free Saturday & Sunday 10:00–3:00 Midland Brass Ensemble Coventry Cathedral Friday 6:30 until late: A night of archive television from the early eighties about Coventry’s Ska scene, the Arches Venue, tickets archesvenue.co.uk Saturday 8:00 until late: Official Power Maxed MotoFest After Party. Oasis, Blur, Pulp triple header tribute show.